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  Pat W Whitworth Jr, MDDirector, Nashville Breast CenterClinical Associate Professor of SurgeryVanderbilt University

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  "Ultrasound is so wonderful for all areas of the female anatomy because it offers little or no potential to do harm and you get an evaluation in real time," said Pat Whitworth, MD, director of the Nashville Breast Center and immediate past chairman of the board and chairman of the research committee of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
  
  Today, ultrasound is being utilized effectively and safely for a host of health challenges across the entire scope of female anatomy—breast, vaginal, abdominal—and at every stage of a woman's life.
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  "We believe surgeons should be using ultrasound to enhance the evaluation of masses and abnormalities found in the breast, but also in the OR, to better target the removal of tissue and help guide the surgeon," said Whitworth.
  
  According to Whitworth, there exists something of a turf battle between surgeons and radiologists. "There is some controversy among surgeons and radiologists about who should be using breast ultrasound," said Whitworth.
  
  "Our position is that surgeons don't need to be using it so much for screening, but certainly breast surgeons should have superb ultrasound skills for aiding surgical procedures."
  
  Whitworth calls breast ultrasound "a wonderful problem-solving tool." He points to several benefits: Its ability to provide more information about abnormalities found through a mammography or MRI; the ability to evaluate other ultrasound scans from other physicians; and its ability to help guide biopsies and surgeries.
  
  WHAT'S NEXT FOR BREAST ULTRASOUND?

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  "In general, I am an early adopter for new advances in breast technologies, and as we move forward here we may find a role for BSGI in addition to—or instead of—breast MRI," said Pat Whitworth, MD, director, Nashville Breast Center, and immediate past chairman of the board and chairman of the research committee of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
  
  High-risk patients with dense breast tissue are benefiting from BSGI.
  
  But presently, Whitworth is still waiting. Why? Whitworth thinks good things are worth the wait.
  
  "I am intrigued because two or three studies say BSGI is as sensitive as breast MRI," Whitworth said. He admits he is not an expert on the subject, and that is one reason he is not utilizing the technology in his practice.
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  BSGI is less expensive overall, more comfortable for the patient, and according to studies, it's as sensitive and as specific as breast MRI," Whitworth said. "But for the medical community, that's hard to believe. It's like moving a giant tanker ship and getting it to turn." Says Whitworth, it will simply take time and more data.

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  "Given that more than 40,000 women in the U.S. die from breast cancer annually, the demand for better medical care is extraordinarily high," said Pat Whitworth, M.D., director of the Nashville Breast Center and a principal investigator in the GeneSearchâ„¢ BLN clinical trials.

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  "Given that more than 40,000 women in the U.S. die from breast cancer annually, the demand for better medical care is extraordinarily high," said Pat Whitworth, M.D., director of the Nashville Breast Center and a principal investigator in the GeneSearchÔ BLN clinical trials.

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  "Given that more than 40,000 women in the U.S. die from breast cancer annually, the demand for better medical care is extraordinarily high," said Pat Whitworth, M.D., director of the Nashville Breast Center and a principal investigator in the GeneSearchâ„¢ BLN Assay clinical trials.

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  Pat Whitworth, M.D., director of the Nashville Breast Center and a principal investigator in the GeneSearch(TM) BLN clinical trials."With

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  Dr. Pat Whitworth, director of the Nashville Breast Center and clinical associate professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University; and

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